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Proverbs 17:16 Pro 17:16

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Original
לָמָּה־ זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־ כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־ אָֽיִן׃
English (KJV)
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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לָמָּה־
la.mah-
<to> why?
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Prep-l | Pro-i
זֶּ֣ה
zeh
this
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Cond-zh
מְחִ֣יר
me.Chir
[is] a price
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N-ms
בְּיַד־
be.yad-
in [the] hand of
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Prep-b | N-bs-c
כְּסִ֑יל
ke.Sil
a fool
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Adj-ms
לִקְנ֖וֹת
lik.Not
to acquire
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Prep-l | V-Qal-InfCons-c
חָכְמָ֣ה
chokh.mah
wisdom
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N-fs
וְלֶב־
ve.lev-
and [is] heart
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Conj-w | N-ms-c
אָֽיִן׃
'A.yin
there not
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N-ms